Most of us have suffered from toothache at some point in our lives. It can be debilitating, constant, and excruciating. It is something we would immediately look to address by reaching for pain relief or booking an urgent visit to the dentist. But for many people, this is not possible; 75% of the world’s population do not have access to a dentist.

Dental charity Bridge2Aid is working to change this and we’re delighted to support the charity during 2014 as a Silver Unity Partner.

Due to the recent charity walk to raise awareness of Oral Cancer, I thought I would write about a couple of my TCO experiences of when we have come across mouth cancer. Recently, some people I know took part in the 10km walk in Hyde Park; they managed to raise almost £400 over their target amount!

For two years we'd all been on tenter hooks, waiting for that phone call - you know the one that announced the imminent arrival of our CQC inspector!

When it finally came, we actually had quite a bit of notice. They wanted to come within the next three weeks and they would be looking at the following outcomes:

A Treatment Co-ordinator (TCO) can hugely benefit practices for many reasons, especially when it comes to phobic patients. The patient’s first visit to the practice does not need to be in a surgery, and in some cases, does not need to be an examination for their first appointment.